how do i get a copy of my grandfathers and grand mothers will?

Question

I have been living in a different state than my family for the last 8 years with verry limited contace with my mother and father brother and sisters. I had a good relationship with my grand parents who recently died, I want to know how to get a copy of their will, Do I call the court house or in the county they lived or died and what divission this in in missouri. My immidate family will not give me any information, the one living grand parrent I have has said their was a lot their and it is being spent but she is afraid to go into it to much. A mutiual aquanticence has also called me to let me know that the property part is up for sale.
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Answer 1

You must first know what county they lived in in Missouri. In some counties, such as Jackson County, Missouri [Kansas City] this information may be available on the internet. http://www.16thcircuit.org/Depts/PRB/prb_inquiry.asp?dept=prb

You can search Clark County on the internet here: http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/record-search-court-land.php?locIndex=20188

Many counties do not have probate information on the internet. A good starting pount would be this website to get a link: http://www.epodunk.com/counties/mo_county.html

Answer 2

If their will has been probated, you should be able to contact the Probate Court in the county they resided in when they died and obtain a copy of the will. Once it is probated, it is public knowledge.

Further, if you are an heir who is entitled to anything, you should have received a copy of the will when the estate was opened and served with notice of the probate of the will and notice of who would be administering the estate.

Jump online, type in "xxxxx County Probate Court, Missouri", and you should find a link to their website. Then just give them a call and find out how you can get a copy of the will sent to you.

In the alternative, you could find out who the attorney for the estate is and they may be willing to mail you a copy.

Good Luck!!